Groomsmen Gifts

I had the same problem and I went the cheap and lame route. I bought buck metro knives from REI. they are little knife keychains that are also bottle openers. We all went to stillwater so I also got them a sleeve of Joe's oklahoma 100yr aniv cups but that only works if your an okie.

things not to give:

mugs, glasses, flasks, money clips, or something along those lines. I've received all of those and they are not great gifts.

Try to find something practical. A nice pocket knife or swiss army knife might work for everyone. Most men have more than one pocketknife so even if they have one, they might enjoy another. A leatherman type tool would be good also. Just my .02

I got my groomsmen different things based on what they like (putter, flask, shaving kit) - but I had each engraved with some (hopefully) meaningful name, date, phrase, etc.

That gets you out of getting everyone the same thing and the engraving makes it "special" to the day.

I did give them to each seperately, just in case they got envious over each others' presents....

I got mine all different bottles of single malt. May or may not work for you.

I was the "Man of Honor" for my sister's wedding (last week) and she got me a copy of Once A Runner. Best gift ever.

If you want to get them some crap that they won't care about go ahead and waste your money on a stein, flask or something that Joe who you won't talk to in five years won't give a rip about. Get them gift cards based on what their interests are. Home Depot, Best Buy, the local wine shop or brew pub, etc.

I once got a monogrammed travel case/toiletry bag from LL Bean that was pretty useful. I still have it and use it quite a bit. It's lasted longer than the marriage I was standing for.

Chubbs wrote:

waste your money on a stein

Waste your money on a Jewish person?

How about nice concert or sports tickets?

My buddy got married last year and got all of us retro "track" jackets with our own initials stictched on the right cuff. It was a cool gift even for the groomsmen that didn't run with us in college.

I'd do an experience over a gift. I'd take everyone to a nice dinner and then to the bar and cover everything. Then you can benefit from it too.

I got all my groomsmen baseball caps of their favorite sports teams or something to do with what they like. I got one of them that didn't like sports, but did like fishing, a Bass Pro Shops Hat. Everyone gets the same thing, but still personalized.

exchange girlfriends for one day

Get them tux rentals.

I did ipod shuffles. they were a hit.

I already had them pickup their tuxes so it’s too late for that. I don’t have a girlfriend to exchange with them so they may think that I’m being selfish. I do like the idea of the ipod’s.

One option I thought about doing was getting each guy a gift that might be an inside story or something like that. Then have them explain the gift at the reception. Your runner friends co share stories about college races or fishing buddies or whatever.

I went with poker sets for my friends, but I don't think they liked it.

I gotta disagree with those staying flasks or beer mugs are a waste of money. I actually like my beer mug that is engraved with the wedding date.

Another wedding I went to the groom gave his groomsmen paint ball guns and they went and played before the wedding.

We got our groomsmen leather wallets with their intials embossed on them.

Another idea is to order beer mugs with their names on it.

"John Doe's Pub."

Dick Doobey wrote:

I once got a monogrammed travel case/toiletry bag from LL Bean that was pretty useful. I still have it and use it quite a bit. It's lasted longer than the marriage I was standing for.

I've gotten a small duffel bag initialed and also found it very useful.

Another one: The groom made all of his groomsmen their own set of washers (the game). Excellent gift.

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